Meeting Venue:
On-site - Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel
Meeting date: Monday, 21 November 2022
Meeting time: 12.30 - 14.55
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13038
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Members of the Senedd: |
Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair) Mike Hedges MS (In place of Alun Davies MS) James Evans MS Mabon ap Gwynfor MS (In place of Peredur Owen Griffiths MS) |
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Witnesses: |
Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd Dorian Brunt, Welsh Government Bill Cordingley, Welsh Government James Owen, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Elizabeth Foster (Deputy Clerk) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Alun Davies MS and Peredur Owen
Griffiths MS sent their apologies. Mike Hedges MS and Mabon
ap Gwynfor attended as substitutes.
James Evans declared a relevant interest.
2 Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill.
3 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Made Negative Resolution Instruments
3.1 SL(6)277 - The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
Affirmative Resolution Instruments
3.2 SL(6)281 - The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
4 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement
4.1 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.
4.2 Written Statement and correspondence from the First Minister: British-Irish Council Summit
The Committee noted the statement and letter from the First Minister.
5 Papers to note
5.1 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Legislative Consent Memoranda for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister
5.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government response to Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Procurement Bill
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister
5.3 Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
The Committee noted the statement from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.
5.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: SL(6)284 - The Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Financial Assistance) Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2022
The Committee considered the letter from the Minister and agreed to respond
6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The Motion was agreed.
7 Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence it received from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and the Trefnydd on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. The Committee agreed to write to the Minister with further questions and considered key matters for inclusion in its report.
8 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Online Safety Bill
The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.
9 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill: Draft report
The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum and Memorandum No. 2. The Committee also noted the correspondence between the Minister for Climate Change and the Local Government and Housing Committee
10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Schools Bill: Draft report
The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum.
11 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24
The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Counsel General relating to the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2023-34.
12 SICM(6)1 - The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022: Draft report
The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum, and a corresponding letter to the Business Committee.